Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, a new tennis serve entered the canon, the first ...

If you’ve ever picked up a tennis racket and attempted to serve against an opponent, you’ll know just how hard a skill it is. It’s one thing to get the ball over the net and yet a whole other thing to ...

John Isner and Ivo Karlovic, the two most prolific ace producers in recorded history, both retired recently (cumulative total: 28,198 aces). But while the great smokeshow may be over, the serve once ...

Practicing the return of serve is a crucial foundational element in every player’s game. For every game you’re not serving, you’re returning. Of the three, position is the most fluid. There are ...